Alternative Requirements is an annual program celebrating experimental short films and videos made by Bay Area college students. This year's selection features works in different styles-from animation (The Nightshade Family, Three Bears) to puppet films (Black Dollia, The Amazing Meat Girl); documentary (nightlight) to experiments with film emulsion (Azul, Vagus), double-projection (Pillow and Lamp), hand-cranked projection (Untitled), and performance (I Can Be Happy Trapped in a Living Room with a Rabbit That Has No Eyes). Death and religion (Syncretism), desire and anxiety (Spank the Monkey, The Girl), as well as childhood (The Angel in His Head) and mass media (Middle Grey) are variously explored. The program will also include question-and-answer discussions with the artists.Alternative Requirements is curated by a collective of UC Berkeley students as part of a film internship offered by the Film Studies Department and the Pacific Film Archive: Ken Chen, Skye Christensen, Annie Di Mascio, Paul Hunt, Julie Goulet, Sang Woo Lee, Gabriel Peters-Lazaro, Jason Quinlan, Kat Shuchter, Ted Voelkel. Works were selected from the Academy of Art College, California College of Arts and Crafts, De Anza College, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and University of San Francisco. Thanks to all who submitted work.-J.C. GouletPart I: Black Dollia by Kathryn Shuchter (4 mins, Mini-DV.). The Angel in His Head by Te-Shun Tseng (9 mins, B&W, 16mm). I Can Be Happy Trapped in a Living Room with a Rabbit That Has No Eyes by Tommy Becker (2000, 2.5 mins, Mini-DV). Azul by Angel Vasquez (1 min, Silent, 16mm). nightlight by Anne Alvergue (2000, 14 mins, 16mm). The Amazing Meat Girl by Nine deJanvier (5 mins, Silent, 16mm). Syncretism by JoAnn Gutierrez (4 mins). Middle Grey by John Gutierrez (5 mins, B&W/Color, Mini-DV) - Not Shown.Part II: Warped by Jessika Molina (3 mins, Silent, Hand-cranked 35mm). Pillow and Lamp by Cat Levine (6 mins, Double-projection 16mm). Vagus by David Duhig (2000, 4 mins, 16mm). Three Bears by Emily Petit (2000, 3.5 mins, 16mm). Girl by Ted Voelkel (4 mins, Video). The Nightshade Family by Lara Allen (3.5 mins, 16mm). Spank the Monkey, or I Can't Get Started (with apologies to Bill Wegman) by Travis Leland (2000, 6 mins, Video).